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⛔ Donald Trump fired cybersecurity agency director Chris Krebs, who publicly refuted the president's false claims of widespread election fraud. https://bloom.bg/3lIveu3

🇸🇬 Savvy investors are snapping up Singapore’s distinctive centuries-old shophouses. Their rarity and heritage value have major appeal, with per-square-foot price surging as much as 40% this year. https://bloom.bg/3pAuauK

🍷 And cases of wine are piling up in Australia. Beijing told traders to stop buying some Australian products, sources say, and orders not canceled are being delayed at customs in China. https://bloom.bg/2Kk0XnJ

🦠 Pfizer will seek U.S. emergency authorization for a coronavirus vaccine by Friday: https://bloom.bg/3pApfdn

📱Apple is lowering its App Store fee to 15% for most developers: https://bloom.bg/35IHyVR

⚖️ A federal judge rules that the Trump administration must stop expelling unaccompanied migrant children who cross into the U.S.: https://bloom.bg/2IOlzUH

Some of our biggest stories today are coming out of Australia. 🇦🇺 Here's the latest:

• Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was defiant after China outlined over a dozen grievances and accused the country of poisoning bilateral relations. https://bloom.bg/32UUkig

• One of the world’s toughest lockdowns began in South Australia, with outdoor exercise and dog-walking banned. For six days, only one person per household will be allowed to leave home each day, and only for essential reasons. https://bloom.bg/32WTTDP

• Australian forces serving in Afghanistan unlawfully killed 39 prisoners, farmers and other civilians, a report found after a four-year inquiry. https://bloom.bg/2ISid2V

💶 European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde urged governments to make pandemic relief available “without delay.” https://bloom.bg/38RuSxQ


🏥 The University of Oxford confirmed that the Covid-19 vaccine it’s developing with AstraZeneca produced strong immune responses in older adults. https://bloom.bg/36N3LRT


🏦 Read the inside story on how Britain’s Prince Andrew helped a secretive Luxembourg bank woo sketchy clients. https://bloom.bg/3nBNHsN

🦠 Almost 80,000 Americans are hospitalized with Covid-19. The U.S. has set a new record everyday since November 10: https://bloom.bg/2UHpzZp

🧽 Lysol's pumping out hundreds of cans of disinfectant a minute, and it's still not enough to meet America's demand: https://bloom.bg/2IHqUgH

🤝 BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon in what is the latest digital media merger: https://bloom.bg/2HnchhS

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💉 The World Health Organization advised doctors not to use Gilead’s remdesivir to treat hospitalized Covid patients. The guidance comes less than a month after U.S. regulators approved the drug. https://bloom.bg/3nEgKfj

🚗 China, the world’s biggest market for electric vehicles, defied Elon Musk’s warnings and is pushing ahead with developing hydrogen-powered cars. https://bloom.bg/3pJO4Dw

🇸🇬 Singapore could still be living with virus restrictions for more than a year, even as cases come under control. https://bloom.bg/2UMu2tK

🇬🇧 The EU warns the U.K. hasn’t moved enough to overcome the main obstacles to a post-Brexit trade agreement, as leaders call for no-deal contingency plans to be stepped up. https://bloom.bg/39dHMXh

🗳 Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the U.S. election result suffers another setback, as a recount in Georgia shows Joe Biden still has a decisive lead. https://bloom.bg/2IYOJjS

🍕 A lie by a pizza worker prompted one of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns. https://bloom.bg/330P7p9

💉 Pfizer requested emergency authorization for its Covid vaccine on Friday, allowing Americans access to the shot before it’s granted full FDA approval: https://bloom.bg/3kOR4el

🦠 1 in 5 hospitals will experience severe staff shortages within a week as coronavirus patients flood facilities, according to U.S. Health Department data: https://bloom.bg/3nIGAit

🗳️ Georgia’s Secretary of State is expected to certify Job Biden’s win following a hand audit of the state’s 5 million-plus ballots: https://bloom.bg/3nFAQ96

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💉 Trial successes from Pfizer and Moderna have spurred optimism about a Covid vaccine. But much of the world, outside of rich nations like the U.S., is counting on another company’s shot to escape the crisis: https://bloom.bg/395Io0X

🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin said he’s not ready to recognize Joe Biden’s election victory. Russia, accused by U.S. intelligence of helping elect Trump in 2016, has been wary of Biden, fearing an increase in sanctions pressure and clashes over human rights. https://bloom.bg/2UThZuN

🛢 And China is set to eclipse the U.S. as the world’s biggest oil refiner. https://bloom.bg/3pQU3GM

😷 The vaccine AstraZeneca is developing with the University of Oxford prevented a majority of people from getting Covid-19. https://bloom.bg/3kUsw3x

🗳️ President Donald Trump is facing rising pressure from prominent Republicans to begin a transition to President-elect Joe Biden, or even concede defeat. https://bloom.bg/2UT88Fm

🇸🇬 🇰🇼 🇺🇸 From the U.S. to Singapore to Kuwait, governments are making life harder for skilled foreign workers. https://bloom.bg/36Y4QGB

🇺🇸 Joe Biden is planning two security firsts: the first Latino to lead the Department of Homeland Security and the first woman to lead the intelligence community: https://bloom.bg/3nOrsQt

🦠 A new CDC model predicts 30,000 more Covid-related deaths in the U.S. by Christmas: https://bloom.bg/35XZxYA

⚖️ Donald Trump’s campaign is requesting an emergency injunction to block Pennsylvania from certifying the election result: https://bloom.bg/3nObwOj

🇺🇸 The General Services Administration finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. election, and Donald Trump promised to cooperate with the transition. That means Biden will get access to current agency officials, briefing books and other government resources, like $6 million in funding. https://bloom.bg/33ekSLn

🇨🇳 A string of defaults by Chinese state-owned companies has sent shockwaves across the world’s second-largest credit market. https://bloom.bg/3kYqiQN

💹 And Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief on the news that Biden will nominate Janet Yellen to be Treasury Secretary. Here’s what traders are saying: https://bloom.bg/2UXjl81

😷 President-elect Joe Biden will begin to delve into Donald Trump’s coronavirus planning after the president allowed transition to begin. https://bloom.bg/339h91t

🇹🇷 And, as the world begins to position for Biden’s move into the White House, few leaders are moving faster than Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. https://bloom.bg/2KqSVJF

🚢 Meanwhile, off the coast of China, a diplomatic spat has delayed the offloading of more than $500 million worth of Australian coal. https://bloom.bg/377aHcu

🦠 Where are the best places to be in the coronavirus era? Our Covid Resilience Ranking takes a look at how well global economies have responded to the pandemic: https://bloom.bg/3745mTr

🧊 UPS will produce its own dry ice and use portable freezers for coronavirus vaccine distribution: https://bloom.bg/3q0M0XV

💵 Joe Biden’s pick for Treasury Secretary signals his plan to act aggressively for additional stimulus: https://bloom.bg/3l1fqBy

💵 Some of the world’s biggest investors say it’s time to position portfolios for an end to the pandemic. Here are the stocks and markets they're betting on: https://bloom.bg/37a4ufY

📈 Elsewhere in markets, traders are piling into cryptocurrencies and driving prices back toward all-time highs. It's a flashback to the frenzied run-up to Thanksgiving in 2017. https://bloom.bg/3q1Q8XA

🛂 Move to Malta, Dominica or Cyprus? Wealthy Americans are increasingly looking for so-called golden passports, whose benefits range from potentially lower taxes to less travel hassles — but which have also attracted scandal. https://bloom.bg/2UYO3NX

🗳️ President Donald Trump plans to travel to Pennsylvania to meet with Republican lawmakers investigating election impropriety. https://bloom.bg/2J7SfIX

📰 In a NYT opinion piece, the Dutchess of Sussex gives a personal account of the traumatic experience of having a miscarriage. https://bloom.bg/3q1xzCY

💑 India’s most populous state approves a law against “love jihad” -- Muslim men luring Hindu women into marriage. https://bloom.bg/2IXFosX

⚽️ Diego Maradona, iconic Argentine soccer genius, has died at age 60: https://bloom.bg/2Jfeuw5

🚘 Tens of millions of Americans are expected to travel for Thanksgiving despite a nationwide Covid surge: https://bloom.bg/3m76GeE

📦 A record holiday shopping season means that some Amazon packages could be delayed for over a week, merchants say: https://bloom.bg/3majZeq

China is a key player in our biggest stories today. 🇨🇳 Here's the latest:

🎉 Xi Jinping finally congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory, saying China wants to advance a “healthy and stable” relationship without conflict. https://bloom.bg/3m7544p

🇬🇧 Meanwhile, the U.K. government is burning bridges with its third-largest trading partner. Flashpoints include Huawei and legislation aimed at shielding British assets from foreign investment. https://bloom.bg/2HCUB1P

💉 And a leading Chinese vaccine developer has applied for authorization to bring its Covid-19 shot to the market, seeking to get a jump on Western rivals. https://bloom.bg/2V04wl0

🔬 AstraZeneca faces mounting questions about its Covid-19 vaccine after acknowledging a manufacturing error. https://bloom.bg/3meYOrG

🧑🏼⚖️ The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the New York governor from reimposing strict capacity limits on synagogues and churches. https://bloom.bg/33iOGqk

🇸🇪 Swedish confidence in the nation’s ‘herd immunity’ strategy to fight Covid-19 has slumped. https://bloom.bg/3fA2L7A

🇺🇸 President Donald Trump said he would relinquish power if the Electoral College affirms Joe Biden’s win. But Trump indicated he may never formally concede defeat, and may skip the inauguration. https://bloom.bg/3ldeOZL

🟡 Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies steadied on Friday after posting some of the biggest declines since the onset of the pandemic. https://bloom.bg/2V3v1pT

🌃 And lastly, expats are snubbing big hubs like London, Paris and Hong Kong in favor of smaller cities. See which destinations made the top 10: https://bloom.bg/2Jc1sA1